High-speed roller bearing



y 1943'? F. E. BEST HIGH SPEED ROLLER BEARING Filed Sept. 23, 1940 /Nl ENTOR.

Patent ed July 27, 194 s a Y nIGH-sPEEn ROLLER BEARING Frank EllisonBest, Indianapolis, Ind. a H e I Application sept rnbr'zfs, 1940, Serial No. 357,907

' 4 Claims. erm-2'05;

1 My invention relates to high speed roller bearings and'my present'invention is in the nature of an'improvement on the high'speed roller bearing disclosed in my' co-pending patent application Serial Number 291,635 filed August 24, 1939.

An object of this invention'is to provide a bearing of this type which can be quickly and easily assembled without distortion of any of the parts and without requiring special tools and apparatus for purposes of assembly. r

Another object of this invention is to simplify the construction, increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of production of roller bearings of this type.

Other objects willbeapparent from the follovving description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing;

In the drawing Figurel is a diametrical cross section of this roller bearing taken substantially on broken hne l.l of Figure 2.

' Figure 2 is a crosssection of the bearing taken substantially on broken line2'2 of Figure-1, and

showing one half of the bearing.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on broken line 3-3 of Figure 2 and showing end thrust means.

7 Like reference-numerals designat like 'parts throughout the several views. 4

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates an outer cylindrical race member that is provided jnear,

each end with an internalgear 6.7 'Two'bea'ring surfaces 7 are provided just inwardly from the internal gears 5. Spacedepart annular'ribs 8 use because it insures thateoual-lo ads willalways member"! l to separable gears lbearing surfaces i'L'annuIar ribs 18, and annulargrooves IQ of the inner race.

member II. The gears l6 of the inner race member ll are'made'separable from this race make possible the'assembly of the bearing. r

The separable member 20 are upset or expanded'to' secure the separable gears ion the tubular sleeve-2E1. To 7 l-ock'the separable gears 16 and the inner race member against relative rotation interlocking tooth or key means 22 of tongue and groove type is provided on each'end of theiinner race mem- .ber H and on the abutting faceofithe adjacent separable gear l6. V

The'sleeve 20 fits tightly within. the inner race member ll and the separable gears. I5 fit tightly on said sleeve and'after the parts H, 2B and I6 are completely assembledthey remain rigid relative to each other. L

' In the assembly of this bearing'the' tubular rollers l flare first all placed within the outer racev member 5 on one side of an axial plane thereof.

1 These rollers Iilareof a size'so that, when they are thus placed close together, the centers ofall of the rollers of the group will be on the same side ofa longitudinal plan that passes through the axis of the bearing; The inner race mem ber, minus the, gearwheels i6, is then inserted a through oneend-of the outer race member, into the open portion thereof in' 'a position opposite the grouped tubular-rollers Ill and, after inser tion, is" moved toward the rollers lil until it is in contact therewith and substantially coaxial of theiouter'race memben The rollers ll! are thenmoved around the inner race member within their chamber until they are properly positioned at equidistant angular intervals. As therollers f f are moved around within their chamber to prop- Y erly'position them theywill roll Within the outer be taken by each roller. However more than three of the bearing rollers It may be used if desired.

Each bearing roller 10 has external gears [2,"

bearing surfaces 13 and annular ribs M with an,- nular grooves l5 therebetween. The partsli'. l3 M and I5 are adapted to cooperatewith the corresponding parts 6. ,1, 8 and 9 of theouter race member 5. Also these parts l2, l3, l4 and I5 of the bearing rollers are adapted to cooperate with race member 5. because ofengagement of the gears 6 and I2 ended the same time will slide on the inner race member whilebeing positioned.-

In this waytherollers may be properlypositioned. and may be placed under some pressure if desired to insureysmooth and. silent operation. The v v sleeve 2 Bv may be placed in the inner race Inember H either'b'efore or after said race member I! is placed in the bearing. Afteriith inner race member ligand bearing rollers 'Iil have been properly positioned in the outer race member 5,

the separable gearwheels l6 are fitted over the V gears l 5 are mounted on a tubular sleeve member 20' that extends through the inner racemember II and protrudes from the ends thereof. End portions 2| of the sleeve the rollers.

' be! is inserted therein, internal gears adja interfi'tting tongue and groovemeans on the position projecting ends of the sleeve'il with" their gear teeth properly meshed with the teeth on the gears l2 of the rollers Ill and the interfitting key means Where the rollers ill roll on the race members 5] and H, thus providing for complete --rollin g 'c'oirtact and avoiding friction. l The pitch circles of the enmeshedgear teeth of the rollers and race m 'embersarecoincident f with the bearing surfaces of said rollers. and race members. thus eliminating substantially all f'ri'c' 'tion in the gear teetl Tlie enmeshed gearteeth;

maintain the proper alignment and spacingoi The bearing rolie siii are tubular. The walls or these rollers'are heavy. enough to carry. the load for which the bearing is designed. uilow'- ever, the rollers lb have some-resiliency andior this, reason can cc-assembled under enoughipres sureto insure a quiet operation athigh speeds.

htgsrnooth running fit and This tightness of fit is maintained:irrespective-of changes of temperature; within the normal operating temperatureranse of the bearing} dne'to the may ency ofthe rollers iii. ,The rollers mare light in weight, due. to their tubular construction. -This minimizes the undesirable effect of force in a high speedbeaiing. Q 1

Having described myinvention,: -what I c aim and desireetc protect by Letters Patent-isZ-zz l. In a'geared roller bearing; an 'outer race "member, an inner race sember of smallerjdiam- V eter the outer race member adeptedto' be positioned within the outer racememben-a tubucentrifu larsleev'e within said innersraoemember extending beyond the ends thereof to provide gearareccivin'g portions, aplurality of bearing-rollers adapted to be disposed, betweensaid' two-.qirace I members in singularly spaced apart relation, said rollers being a site number toprovide for positioning all of. said rollerswithin the outer V ember with. all oftheir axes within'substantially a semi-circle while the inner race men:-

cent'thev ids of the outer race member, sears rol re adapted to mesh with 'saidinternal separable gears-for the-end portions of said inner race member carried bysaid gear-reg end portions bi said tubular sleeve-and said rollers,

end portions oi said inner race members and the sides of said s parable'gearsjand upset portions on v adapted to mesh with the *gears on the'ends of said tubular sleeverigidly' securing "said separable gears'to said tubular sleeve, $33.2

upset portions providing'for' securing at 'lea stcne ofsaid separable gears to said innerracefimein: her after said race meinbersand said rollersh'ave been properly positioned relative; to 'eachother to thereby complete the assembly: of the-bearing; 2. In a geaiedroller 'bea'ring,"an outer race member; an inner race member of smaller diamn the outer race memberadap-ted to be "eter the v n within the outer race member, a tubular sleeve within" said 'inner race member extending beyondfthe ends thereof to provide gear receiving portions, aplurality of bearing rollers adapted to be disposed between said two race members in angularly spaced apart relation, roller bearing surfaces prcvided on said outer and said inner race members and on said rollers adjacent the respective ends thereof, annular ribs provided o'n said outer and said inner race members, and .on said rollers between the roller bearing surfaces thereo'r, internal gears rigid with the outer race member adjacent the ends thereoflgears rigid with the end portions of said rollers'adapted to mesh with said internal gears;

'- separable gears for the end portions of said inner race member carried by said gear receiving end portions of said tubularsleeve and adapted to -mesh'with the {gears on said rollers, and upset portionson the ends of said sleeve securing said separable gears to said inner race member at least one-of said upset:portions being adapted :to be formed after said-race members and said rollers hailebeen properly positioned relative to eachother to'the eby, complete the assembly of the bearing. 1

- 3.11:1 a geared roller bearing,an outer tubular race member, an'innertubular race member of smaller =diameter than .the outer race member adapted to be'po'sitioned within the outer race member, a plurality of bearing-rollers adapted to bedisposed between said two .race mernbers in angularly spaced apart-relation, internal gears .rigid with the end -porti ons of the outer race member, other gears rigid with the end portions of said rollers adapted tomesh with said internal gears, coaxial tubular extensions on the end portions of said inner race member, separable gears -adapted'to fit over said extensions, keyumeans adapted to locksaid'separable gears to said inner 'race member, and means-adapted to secure at :least one of said separable gears to said tubular extensions, aftersaid race"'niembers'-:and said fat one side 'of'a diametricalplane of saidonter race finember an; inner race member adapted to be insertedintosaid outer race member at the side thereo i opposite said bearing rollers when the bearingrollers are in.closely adiacent'relation, whereby a'l terthe inner race memberhas been insertedintothe outer race member it may .be moved sidew-ise into a central position within the outer racemember and the rollers an'gularly positioned at equal distances rtherearcund, an- 'nular'ribs on saidouter andinner racemembcrs and o'nsaid bearing r'olle'rs adapted to ,intcrfit upon assembly, and gear members on saidputer and'inner race members and said rollcrs adapted to, mesh when the bearing is assembled, zit-least one of thegear members on the inner race member being adapted to be securedto the inner race member after? the other parts of. the bearing have been prop'erly positioned.

FRANK ELLI'sON BEsT." 

